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thank you to john boehner's staff. i know i speak for everyone here, democrats and republicans, when i thank you for making the visit of his holiness, pope francis, such a beautiful and meaningful xperience for all of us. today we extend our thanks and congratulations to debi, your daughters lindsay and trisha, and the entire boehner family, now including grandson. let's hear it for the family of ohn boehner. ebb behalf of house democrats and personally, i wish you and your family all of god's blessings in the glorious years ahead. last month we witnessed something truly special when pope francis made history addressing a joint session of congress. standing right here pope francis called on us to speak hope, peace, and dialogue for all people. and reminded us of our duties to find a way forward for everyone. a good political leader his holiness said, is one who with the interest of all in mind seizes the moment in a spirit of openness and pragmatism. with that -- with the interest in mind of all. pope francis echoed th
thank you to john boehner's staff. i know i speak for everyone here, democrats and republicans, when i thank you for making the visit of his holiness, pope francis, such a beautiful and meaningful xperience for all of us. today we extend our thanks and congratulations to debi, your daughters lindsay and trisha, and the entire boehner family, now including grandson. let's hear it for the family of ohn boehner. ebb behalf of house democrats and personally, i wish you and your family all of god's...
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speaker boehner: i feel very confident. the mobilization on the right against corrupt -- paul ryan, he's just another mccarthy or another john boehner. how does that fit with you? [laughter] speaker boehner: i've got pretty thick skin. we all know paul ryan. he is a very good member. he works hard, he is very bright, he has a good relationship with all the wings of the party. i think he will do fine. >> about the fundraising aspect of the job. he wants to spend more time with the family. what is your sense about whether the job can actually be restructured so that he's not the main fundraiser? speaker boehner: i think there is a way to do that. i have outlined over the last week, the late paul could do this differently than the way i did it. >> what way would that be? speaker boehner: we can let him decide. >> when you look at back at your time, what message if any do you have to the house freedom caucus after they united against and the same with mr. mccarthy. what happens now as you consider running against paul ryan? spe
speaker boehner: i feel very confident. the mobilization on the right against corrupt -- paul ryan, he's just another mccarthy or another john boehner. how does that fit with you? [laughter] speaker boehner: i've got pretty thick skin. we all know paul ryan. he is a very good member. he works hard, he is very bright, he has a good relationship with all the wings of the party. i think he will do fine. >> about the fundraising aspect of the job. he wants to spend more time with the family....
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john boehner said it will have to come with a significant spending cuts or reform. what, in your perspective, what does that look like? guest: we have not finalize that. i will be frank. we have been so focused on the cr. the order i anticipated happening is the cr and budget. we have got to reach some kind of agreement on what we think is needed if, in fact, conservatives are going to consider that. the truth is conservatives are not going to raise the debt ceiling unless it is something really good for taxpayers and health plan is on the path i've been describing. in my mind, it is that important. we do not know. guest: are there a couple of key options on the table? guest: it is all general. we think serious spending cuts with the bill itself and structure and process reforms as we go forward, whether it is spending as a percentage of gdp, whether it is a balanced budget amendment, there are lots of things being talked about. we think it is quickly becoming a time where we have to focus in and say, we think this makes sense, if that will happen. host: public broa
john boehner said it will have to come with a significant spending cuts or reform. what, in your perspective, what does that look like? guest: we have not finalize that. i will be frank. we have been so focused on the cr. the order i anticipated happening is the cr and budget. we have got to reach some kind of agreement on what we think is needed if, in fact, conservatives are going to consider that. the truth is conservatives are not going to raise the debt ceiling unless it is something...
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i think boehner is one of the more interesting figures in this. at a press conference he was pressed on whether he would accept an increase in rates. he said he didn't want one, but he didn't rule out doing one.
i think boehner is one of the more interesting figures in this. at a press conference he was pressed on whether he would accept an increase in rates. he said he didn't want one, but he didn't rule out doing one.
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, you're always part of boehner land. and that certainly goes for me as well. i'm especially grateful to all my constituents and the volunteers over the years. that includes a student at miami university in oxford, ohio, in 1990, who was putting up campaign signs for me. his name was paul ryan. i don't think he could pronounce my name back -- he was putting signs up for me. but cincinnati understood there is a difference between being asked to do something and being called to do something. . ul is being called i know he'll serve with grace and with energy and i want to wish him and his family all the best. my colleagues, i describe my life as a chase for the american dream and that chase began at the bottom of the hill just off the main drag in redding, ohio, right outside cincinnati. top of the hill was a small house with a big family, a shining city in its own right. the hill had twists. the hill had turns, and even a few tears. nothing wrong with that. but let me tell you, it was just perfect. never forget we're the lu
, you're always part of boehner land. and that certainly goes for me as well. i'm especially grateful to all my constituents and the volunteers over the years. that includes a student at miami university in oxford, ohio, in 1990, who was putting up campaign signs for me. his name was paul ryan. i don't think he could pronounce my name back -- he was putting signs up for me. but cincinnati understood there is a difference between being asked to do something and being called to do something. . ul...
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we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in tampa. the supporters praised the increasingly bad weather. if you missed any of his "we are the future" rally, we will have again at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> congressman pete sessions, from texas, and chair of the republican national campaign committee. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> also joining us, our guest reporters are josh kraushaar, executive editor for "hotline," and charlie mahtesian, national politics editor for "politico." thank you for being with us. let's begin with a series of ads which you are taking aim at the president in some key races trying to tag
we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in...
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speaker boehner keeps trying to soften what the american people said on november 6. we need to use this moment as a nation to answer the call of the american people, which they said loud and clear. >> using this moment between now and the end of the year, what does seiu plan to do to help the president? >> we have joined hands with other organizations, labor and community, and we started with november 8 with 44 actions around the country. we are doing business on the hill together with move on, center for community change, other parts of the labor movement. we went up on the air to do education in key states. we're bringing local leaders from all of your organizations together to lobby congress the week after thanksgiving, and then we will do another day of action on december 10, and then we will have additional actions planned the week of the 10th and 17th that will make a decision about what to do and where to do it based on what we hear from congress the following week of thanksgiving. we're putting a lot of paid resources, and we have kept our members of the job
speaker boehner keeps trying to soften what the american people said on november 6. we need to use this moment as a nation to answer the call of the american people, which they said loud and clear. >> using this moment between now and the end of the year, what does seiu plan to do to help the president? >> we have joined hands with other organizations, labor and community, and we started with november 8 with 44 actions around the country. we are doing business on the hill together...
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>> boehner said he would resign the following day. once you are sworn known -- sworn in on the floor, that's it and boehner would relieve himself of the position, i guess. neuhauser, talking about the election for new speaker, thank you so much. and with paul ryan or daniel webster, your message for the next house speaker is what we are considering for a next -- for our next 40 minutes or so. 2-748-8000 for democrats and independents.or republicans.for tyler you are up, go ahead please. my question is about the debt ceiling and what methods we are taking to get that corrected. if i could shift in your mouth host: -- host:we will limit their -- we will leave it there. 02-748-8002 for independents, 202-748-8000 for democrats and republicans --ur for republicans. we have a commitment from paul to make some changes and that might be before the vote this coming wednesday and thursday. good step,at's a plus also one of the things paul wants it was this change in the motion to vacate the chair. we think as discussed in your previous segment,
>> boehner said he would resign the following day. once you are sworn known -- sworn in on the floor, that's it and boehner would relieve himself of the position, i guess. neuhauser, talking about the election for new speaker, thank you so much. and with paul ryan or daniel webster, your message for the next house speaker is what we are considering for a next -- for our next 40 minutes or so. 2-748-8000 for democrats and independents.or republicans.for tyler you are up, go ahead please....
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i want to turn to the jobs -- speaker john boehner made that case very clearly. i want to terms to the jobs report. >> thank you. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. has been aomy flashpoint between the two parties for a few years. with the election in short number of legislative days, what are the expectations about what the legislative approach to the economic differences will be? >> this has been an ongoing debate really since lawmakers returned from their holiday recess. a lot of conservative members have been ramping up the pressure on leadership. we can only vote to repeal obamacare so many times. we can only vote to deregulate so many times. we need to stop this and start being the ideas party. we heard him talk a little bit about this. there are only 71 remaining legislative days before the election. will we hear talk about wanting to advance a health care alternative, it is a privacy bill. we heard about immigration bills. it is going to be very difficult for any, much less all, of the things to be able to reach the house floor and received a vote. le
i want to turn to the jobs -- speaker john boehner made that case very clearly. i want to terms to the jobs report. >> thank you. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. has been aomy flashpoint between the two parties for a few years. with the election in short number of legislative days, what are the expectations about what the legislative approach to the economic differences will be? >> this has been an ongoing debate really since lawmakers returned from their holiday...
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it was a special moment for all of us and it was a very special moment for john boehner. we know how emotional he gets and he decided there to just hang it up. cardinal dolan, my friend, i need you to hurry up and become the pope so i can invite you to congress and get the hell out of there. please, work on that. [applause] speaker ryan: we have some other things in common. in november, some years ago, cardinal dolan himself ran for office, in the united states conference of catholic bishops, but he lost. so cardinal, join the club. [laughter] speaker ryan: it was last january, january 20, that cardinal dolan gave the benediction at president trump's inaugural. he recited a prayer for the book of wisdom, a book that nobody in washington is familiar with. actually, there was this one kind of awkward moment when the cardinal talked about the infallible, almighty, supreme being. the president stood up and took a bow. [laughter] speaker ryan: both presidents, actually. truth is, nobody is infallible. we all make mistakes, and we all learn. i personally have learned so much in
it was a special moment for all of us and it was a very special moment for john boehner. we know how emotional he gets and he decided there to just hang it up. cardinal dolan, my friend, i need you to hurry up and become the pope so i can invite you to congress and get the hell out of there. please, work on that. [applause] speaker ryan: we have some other things in common. in november, some years ago, cardinal dolan himself ran for office, in the united states conference of catholic bishops,...
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speaker boehner: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. >> without objection. [laughter] [applause] speaker boehner: alright, alright. thank you. speaker, i rise today to inform you that i will resign as speaker of the house, effective upon the election of my successor. i will also resign as the revisited if from ohio's eighth district at the end of this month. -- as the revisited if of -- representative of ohio's eighth district. i leave no burdens. just a regular guy humbled by the chance to do a big job. that is what i am most proud of. i am still just me. the same guy who came here 25 years ago, a small businessman. yearsent all these 25 trying to just be me. sometimes my staff thought i was sometimes too much like me. but it really is the thing i'm most proud of, the same regular guy that came here to do a good job my district and my country. express go, i want to what an honor it has been to serve for both of you. the people's house is, in my view, the great embod
speaker boehner: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. >> without objection. [laughter] [applause] speaker boehner: alright, alright. thank you. speaker, i rise today to inform you that i will resign as speaker of the house, effective upon the election of my successor. i will also resign as the revisited if from ohio's eighth district at the end of this month. -- as the revisited if of -- representative of ohio's eighth district. i leave no burdens....
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boehner to remain a speaker? would you help with that effort to keep them there? >> i will tell you what. speaker boehner has been a very strong leader. he has worked very hard for our conference. i'm going to leave that decision to him. i trust his judgment. >> we have just a little bit of time. i want to go back to one policy issue. in the senate today, harry reid is hoping to advance the long-term unemployment issue. i am wondering what you think it's future is and should be. >> the question is not how long do we extend emergency benefits. it is how soon do we get people into good paying jobs? i think the focus is wrong. it has been a drag on the economy. speaker john boehner made that case very clearly. i want to turn to the jobs report. >> thank you. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> the economy has been a flashpoint between the two parties for a few years. with the election and short number of legislative days, what are the expectations about what the legislative approach to the economic differences will be? >> this has been an ongoing debate really
boehner to remain a speaker? would you help with that effort to keep them there? >> i will tell you what. speaker boehner has been a very strong leader. he has worked very hard for our conference. i'm going to leave that decision to him. i trust his judgment. >> we have just a little bit of time. i want to go back to one policy issue. in the senate today, harry reid is hoping to advance the long-term unemployment issue. i am wondering what you think it's future is and should be....
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we saw on opening day a larger-than-expected number of tea party republicans vote against speaker boehner, so we know that there is certainly a big group in their caucus, a lot bigger than those 24, who are very responsive to sort of cheap party sentiment when it comes to immigration reform. so i don't know how it's going to play out. i can only tell you how i hope it will play out, which is that house republicans don't try to hold up department of homeland security funding, that helps protect our country and address the kind of issues that are being faced in france right now. i hope they will not do that. and i hope they won't play politics in that way. let's see how it unfolds. i hope more sober heads will prevail in the end. >> and let's turn you to our two reporters who cover congress, christina peterson of the "wall street journal". >> congressman, the vote for house speaker boehner's third term, what does that suggest could play out for you later in the budget process? what do those internal divisions suggest are coming down the road? >> well, it suggests that the thinking that has
we saw on opening day a larger-than-expected number of tea party republicans vote against speaker boehner, so we know that there is certainly a big group in their caucus, a lot bigger than those 24, who are very responsive to sort of cheap party sentiment when it comes to immigration reform. so i don't know how it's going to play out. i can only tell you how i hope it will play out, which is that house republicans don't try to hold up department of homeland security funding, that helps protect...
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but let me ask, boehner versus gingrich and boehner versus boehner. >> he was a committee chairman. that is important training, and different than others who move up the leadership ladder and not through the committee process. he really accomplished something. then he did what many who get knocked off the leadership ladder do, he went into the committee and became a serious legislator. he then came back into the leadership process, having been the effective chairman of the education and labor committee. it is not a choice assignment for a republican. he did a very good job. that affects the way that he performs as speaker in a fairly significant way. we will see that as we go forward. the other thing i would say about speaker boehner, newt gingrich thought of himself as the leader of the republican party. no question in his mind that he was the leader of the republican party. other people might question that. john boehner does not think of himself that way. he gets a lot of jokes made about his emotionalism. i think there is a genuine humility in him about the position he is in. he
but let me ask, boehner versus gingrich and boehner versus boehner. >> he was a committee chairman. that is important training, and different than others who move up the leadership ladder and not through the committee process. he really accomplished something. then he did what many who get knocked off the leadership ladder do, he went into the committee and became a serious legislator. he then came back into the leadership process, having been the effective chairman of the education and...
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and thank you, speaker boehner, for being here in the midst. and also, i notice that another leader on the democratic side, hoyer, is also with us today. i'd like to thank our brave ten-year-old boy aaron for being here. we're very excited to have you light up this tree for us tonight. it is so fitting that our state is providing this huge christmas tree from the forest in minnesota. you should know that ojibwe is also home to a huge statue of paul bunyan and babe the blue ox. here's a fun fact. it would also take more than four paul bunyan statues to reach the star on that tree. as was noted, i was there at the beginning, when this tree was cut by minnesota's logger of the year, who is a really big guy. i wanted to do it myself, but he took over. this tree then traveled 2,000 miles from the chippewa national forest. and i was at some of the events in minnesota. i was astounded by the thousands of school kids that would turn out just to see this tree. with all the cynicism, we can have sometimes in washington, it makes you realize that the peop
and thank you, speaker boehner, for being here in the midst. and also, i notice that another leader on the democratic side, hoyer, is also with us today. i'd like to thank our brave ten-year-old boy aaron for being here. we're very excited to have you light up this tree for us tonight. it is so fitting that our state is providing this huge christmas tree from the forest in minnesota. you should know that ojibwe is also home to a huge statue of paul bunyan and babe the blue ox. here's a fun...
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this morning, speaker boehner said the following. the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass it. it is not the outcome of wanted. the was the will of the house. that is what speaker banner said from this podium this morning. what we are doing today is calling upon the speaker to put something on the floor of the house that can pass the house. it should be a bipartisan bill, onto the floor of the house, and let the house worked its will. the house has said no to speaker boehner's plan b. it is time to say yes to a balanced, compromised bill. at the very least, the speaker should take up the bill the senate has already passed on a bipartisan basis, so we can do that right away. there is nothing to stop the speaker from taking up that bill tomorrow or any day. nothing in the law. nothing in the rules of the house. if he takes it up, he will allow the house to work its will on that particular bill. we call upon the speaker to allow the house to work its will, as it did last night in saying
this morning, speaker boehner said the following. the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass it. it is not the outcome of wanted. the was the will of the house. that is what speaker banner said from this podium this morning. what we are doing today is calling upon the speaker to put something on the floor of the house that can pass the house. it should be a bipartisan bill, onto the floor of the house, and let the house worked its will. the house...
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so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. latestot focus on the rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this and not be second guessed. host: our first call is from maryland but i want to put this on the table. is michael steele interested in running for governor in 2014? guest: i don't know. i love my state. it's where i was born and i'm not happy with what i see there. a lot of frustration. we've had a lot of spending in the state and a lot of tax increases and i think people are looking for something that is going to be a little different. it's a tough state and -- host: tough state for a republican? guest: tough state for a republican and it's one of those opportunities you have to look
so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. latestot focus on the rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this...
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we are a fan of john boehner. we think he is a man, a great american, he works very very hard in a 6 -- successful way to get a lot of things done in-house. we understand the reasons that he has decided to retire. --e we a speaker in place, paul ryan is a man of experience. he chairs perhaps the most committee in the house of representatives in terms of where we are going on economic growth. they give andng take on figuring out whether he is going to be elected. we believe he will. we will be very happy to have him. we think he is a quality person and somebody that shares many of the views of the business community. chamber'sabout the role and the 2016 elections, press coverage leading up to you coming here today talked about how the chamber intends to send $100 million toward the election that you are already engaged in primaries in some states, spending $3 million a month, and your top priority in your opening remarks was keeping the senate. can you talk about the scope of what the chamber intends to do in 2016?
we are a fan of john boehner. we think he is a man, a great american, he works very very hard in a 6 -- successful way to get a lot of things done in-house. we understand the reasons that he has decided to retire. --e we a speaker in place, paul ryan is a man of experience. he chairs perhaps the most committee in the house of representatives in terms of where we are going on economic growth. they give andng take on figuring out whether he is going to be elected. we believe he will. we will be...
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we are still playing john boehner cost and. boehner's hand. this is his legacy. next year, ryan will have a blank slate. he has to play out the cards that boehner gave him. he was lucky to get them. boehner did have a big favor on the debt ceiling. a good position to give -- get him a budget agreement. he is going to have to work with the president, democrats in the house, senate, this is a test for ryan. he is probably able to do it. yer, the next 96 hours will be a good obamacare -- barometer. thank you both for being a part of newsmakers. >> he was just an authentic person. i always thought there was a great story. she became the first modern first lady, she had a big staff, very important project, she
we are still playing john boehner cost and. boehner's hand. this is his legacy. next year, ryan will have a blank slate. he has to play out the cards that boehner gave him. he was lucky to get them. boehner did have a big favor on the debt ceiling. a good position to give -- get him a budget agreement. he is going to have to work with the president, democrats in the house, senate, this is a test for ryan. he is probably able to do it. yer, the next 96 hours will be a good obamacare --...
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that guy won and he actually became speaker too speaker boehner. he put the yard signs up right, right? [applause] i don't know if this has happened in quite some time but today we have speaker gingrich with his wife, ambassador ka lis tasm we have speaker pelosi, speaker boehner and also speaker ryan all together. since his very first job, paul has demonstrated the vision we all know and love. we looks ahead but remains anchored to the fundamental truths of the past. one of the biggest reason he is earned so much respect from those in congress, even those who disagreed with him, we all know the american dream doesn't fight for itself, it always needs a champion and a happy warrior. there's no greater warrior for the idea of prosperity, freedom and a strong economy than paul ryan. the one thing that he always did in each and every way, and i look at members who come and who go, he's the exact same man he was when he got here. i didn't think his character could get stronger, but it did his integrity as well. when people ask me who should they look t
that guy won and he actually became speaker too speaker boehner. he put the yard signs up right, right? [applause] i don't know if this has happened in quite some time but today we have speaker gingrich with his wife, ambassador ka lis tasm we have speaker pelosi, speaker boehner and also speaker ryan all together. since his very first job, paul has demonstrated the vision we all know and love. we looks ahead but remains anchored to the fundamental truths of the past. one of the biggest reason...
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i think boehner is one of the more interesting figures in this. at a press conference he was pressed on whether he would accept an increase in rates. he said he didn't want one, but he didn't rule out doing one. i think he has quietly -- it was interesting. a few hours later, he issued a statement, kind of walking it back, but not really, saying he didn't want an increase in rates. but he didn't say he wouldn't do it. it seems he's trying to slightly leave the door open for an increase in rates. >> but what did you hear from cathy mcmorris rodgers on that? >> they haven't even set the table after two and a half years of fighting on this. >> that's right. >> i notice a pattern. the house will leave at the end of the week. by monday morning we're thinking, oh, this is the week it is going to happen. by thursday, the president comes out and speaks to reporters, no, no, no, we don't want to do that. are we entering another week where we think a deal is soon on the table but by the end of the week it won't be? >> and what do you -- what about the fall
i think boehner is one of the more interesting figures in this. at a press conference he was pressed on whether he would accept an increase in rates. he said he didn't want one, but he didn't rule out doing one. i think he has quietly -- it was interesting. a few hours later, he issued a statement, kind of walking it back, but not really, saying he didn't want an increase in rates. but he didn't say he wouldn't do it. it seems he's trying to slightly leave the door open for an increase in...
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mitch mcconnell and john boehner knew that. after the 2010 election when the republicans had john boehner as the speaker, conservative members like steve king of iowa and michele bachmann of minnesota who said that what the republicans needed cr do was to put language that was coming up, it was funding the government through the beginning of the year. they were saying put language cr that prohibits implementation of obamacare. there were great many republicans in congress were fort and john boehner was not. republican leadership cut a deal of president obama, the first of many spending deals that started the implementation of obamacare but continued running up massive debt for the u.s. government. if you look at the spending bills, anybody can pull up a pdf of these massive cr's, you will see language like none of the money appropriated in this act or any other act or no funds appropriated -- there are dozens of sentences in there that use the power of the purse to prohibit the administration from doing certain things. one of t
mitch mcconnell and john boehner knew that. after the 2010 election when the republicans had john boehner as the speaker, conservative members like steve king of iowa and michele bachmann of minnesota who said that what the republicans needed cr do was to put language that was coming up, it was funding the government through the beginning of the year. they were saying put language cr that prohibits implementation of obamacare. there were great many republicans in congress were fort and john...
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and i think that is what john boehner wants to do. talkter: there is a lot of coming out about hariri caretakers . why is that not a good idea ? i think the conference has to unite. we will have those discussions in the coming weeks. but ultimately, we are trying to build consensus here. that can get us to the numbers and get us back to the work we were all elected to do. so we will continue along those lines. so, thank you, appreciate it. reporter: all of a sudden there candidates. chaffetz: now there are three. i think that is a big issue. conference the other day, we started with some changes. i think those are key things. and then use them. right now, we do not use our rules. that is a problem. reporter: [indiscernible] mr. chaffetz: here is what you may have misunderstood. the speaker powers the members to be successful. system, theased speakers and others make all the decision. that is not my prerogative. what i want to do is make everyone successful. reporter: if the majority of the conference -- mr. chaffetz: it is not my job
and i think that is what john boehner wants to do. talkter: there is a lot of coming out about hariri caretakers . why is that not a good idea ? i think the conference has to unite. we will have those discussions in the coming weeks. but ultimately, we are trying to build consensus here. that can get us to the numbers and get us back to the work we were all elected to do. so we will continue along those lines. so, thank you, appreciate it. reporter: all of a sudden there candidates. chaffetz:...
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[laughter] speaker ryan: fact number 10, every afternoon, former speaker john boehner calls me up. not to give advice, just to laugh. [laughter] speaker ryan: actually, it was john boehner who was the one who tried to convince me to take this job as speaker. and in fact, and this is a true story, like all the other ones i have told, he even got cardinal dolan to call me to convince me to take this job. god may forgive you, cardinal, but i will not. [laughter] [applause] speaker ryan: talk about pulling the ultimate catholic guilt card. you may remember this. it got a lot of press at the time, but john retired after he got an official visit to address congress with the pope. it was a special moment for all of us in congress as catholics, of course it was a very special moment for john boehner. we know how emotional he gets and he decided right then and there to hang it up. so cardinal dolan, tim my , friend, i need you to hurry up and become the pope so i can invite you to congress and get the hell out of there. please, work on that. [applause] actually we: we , have some other thin
[laughter] speaker ryan: fact number 10, every afternoon, former speaker john boehner calls me up. not to give advice, just to laugh. [laughter] speaker ryan: actually, it was john boehner who was the one who tried to convince me to take this job as speaker. and in fact, and this is a true story, like all the other ones i have told, he even got cardinal dolan to call me to convince me to take this job. god may forgive you, cardinal, but i will not. [laughter] [applause] speaker ryan: talk about...
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the president put in his budget ideas the speaker of the house republican john boehner had proposed. he submitted his budget in the nature of compromise from the beginning. so much from the nature of compromise that the republican budget does not include the very ideas that speaker boehner put in on things like chained cpi and -- chain cpi and other things. president has gone such a long way that it is creating concern for democrats. the point is that republicans need to show a little reciprocity. my concern is the reason they refuse to go to conference is two things. one, that people will see in the light of day the stark differences between our approaches. and number two, they don't want a compromise, and if they ever did compromise, speaker -- speaker boehner could not get the compromise through his own party in the house. that's why you say, ok, where is the room to move forward? i think there is room. the best way to put pressure on everyone to get to middle ground is to go to conference, require people to have this conversation in front of the american people, which is what rep
the president put in his budget ideas the speaker of the house republican john boehner had proposed. he submitted his budget in the nature of compromise from the beginning. so much from the nature of compromise that the republican budget does not include the very ideas that speaker boehner put in on things like chained cpi and -- chain cpi and other things. president has gone such a long way that it is creating concern for democrats. the point is that republicans need to show a little...
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. >> speaker boehner has said repeatedly contrary to what most people thought, the biggest problem in the republican, prince -- republican conference is not the freshman. it is the senior members to keep pushing for more and are never satisfied. do you consider yourself one of those members? is that a point of pride for you? >> republican study committee is to push. that is our mission. that is why we are here. remember what the 2010 elections were about. they were not about us coming here and getting along with president obama or working out deals with harry reid. the elections were about stopping the obama agenda, stopping health care, stopping the uncontrolled spending, stopping the tax increases. that is why the voters sent me here with this huge class of freshmen. our job is to stop them. the speaker has done a good job in a tough situation. it may be the toughest job in america right now, what speaker boehner house to do when he has to deal with harry reid and the white house. it is a tough job. i would say he has handled it well. >> what have you learned along the way? you have
. >> speaker boehner has said repeatedly contrary to what most people thought, the biggest problem in the republican, prince -- republican conference is not the freshman. it is the senior members to keep pushing for more and are never satisfied. do you consider yourself one of those members? is that a point of pride for you? >> republican study committee is to push. that is our mission. that is why we are here. remember what the 2010 elections were about. they were not about us...
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john boehner reappointed me to the committee. speaker ryan reappointed me to the committee so again i don't want to validate the smears. kevin mccarthy is making claims about something that two prior speakers had access to and speaker boehner was briefed on and didn't say anything kept me on the committee and doing what every other american would do if they found that somebody like this chinese individual -- [inaudible] [inaudible]
john boehner reappointed me to the committee. speaker ryan reappointed me to the committee so again i don't want to validate the smears. kevin mccarthy is making claims about something that two prior speakers had access to and speaker boehner was briefed on and didn't say anything kept me on the committee and doing what every other american would do if they found that somebody like this chinese individual -- [inaudible] [inaudible]
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what we know about their personal -- speaker john boehner. what we know about their personal relationship right now? >> it started out last year when they were working on the debt ceiling. it was called the merlo and the correct meeting. in other words, john boehner would have a merlo and obama would chu nicolette's. -- chew nicorettes. and they had iced tea for obama. of course, john boehner had his cigarette and put his cigarette in the ash tray away. they have not closed the deal. -- close to the deal on the personal relations. i think that is a shame. somebody said, instead of sponsoring a breakfast you should sponsor a weekly dinner between president obama and speaker john boehner and everyone would agree to pay for it and let them just talk and get to know each other. it is not -- [indiscernible] >> ok. when john was the fbi spokesman, he was often not helpful, but you could always get him on the phone and if you had a good story he could confirm it by laughing. a deep laugh men you were on the right track. no laughter meant, no. >> it
what we know about their personal -- speaker john boehner. what we know about their personal relationship right now? >> it started out last year when they were working on the debt ceiling. it was called the merlo and the correct meeting. in other words, john boehner would have a merlo and obama would chu nicolette's. -- chew nicorettes. and they had iced tea for obama. of course, john boehner had his cigarette and put his cigarette in the ash tray away. they have not closed the deal. --...
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what has the situation told you about john boehner and eric cantor? >> they listened to the members of the house that elected them. we have a very diverse congress on the republican side. you see over 230 members very serious. brought forward, a united our conference. it was a lot of conservatives that put these ideas together. we worked with our conference and a rate that i think that's only united us that you had a bipartisan vote on the bill. it will be responsible in funding government while also tackling all of the problems the president health care is creating. >> how many votes are there when this comes back? clean continuing resolution at the funding levels, how many votes, republican votes? speculate. going to they may take this bill. there is a public outcry going on. the problems that so many of the they go back do home and say they're going to keep it in place even though the president has admitted it is unworkable? back, andg does come there are a lot of legislative tools we have their debt available. vcr is one. -- th ise one. we willc m
what has the situation told you about john boehner and eric cantor? >> they listened to the members of the house that elected them. we have a very diverse congress on the republican side. you see over 230 members very serious. brought forward, a united our conference. it was a lot of conservatives that put these ideas together. we worked with our conference and a rate that i think that's only united us that you had a bipartisan vote on the bill. it will be responsible in funding...
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speaker boehner: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. >> without objection. [laughter] [applause] the speaker: all right. thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today to inform you that i will resign as speaker of the house effective upon the election of my successor. i will also resign as the representative from ohio's 8th district at the end of this month. i leave with no regrets, no burdens. if anything, i leave the way i started. just a regular guy, humbled by the chance to do a big job. that's what i'm most proud of. i'm still just me. the same guy who came here 25 years ago as a small business man and spent all these 25 years trying to just be me. sometimes my staff thought i was too much like me, but it really is i'm most proud of. the same regular guy that came here to try to do a good job for my district and my country. but before i go, i want to express what an honor it's been to serve with all of you. the people's house is in my view the great embodiment of the ame
speaker boehner: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. >> without objection. [laughter] [applause] the speaker: all right. thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today to inform you that i will resign as speaker of the house effective upon the election of my successor. i will also resign as the representative from ohio's 8th district at the end of this month. i leave with no regrets, no burdens. if anything, i leave the way i started. just a regular guy,...
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we are seeing with john boehner that a lot of conservative republicans aren't happy with boehner and are voicing their opinions about who the next speaker should be. this is unusual in our history since in the past it was dealt with within the house. the closest analogy is the mid-19th century on the issue of slavery. it was so important that members of congress went public and said they did not want this person because of provisions on slavery and that is not a good model to follow because there were serious deadlocks in the house over the balloting for the next speaker. i do not know how to solve the problem but it adds a layer of complexity to the process of choosing. host: in the post-world war ii era, have they been changes in the way the speaker seven elected? has it always been secret ballot? guest: same process, so each party chooses their nominator secret ballot and the present their nominee to the floor. every member is called in our political order and says their vote is for speaker. host: there is this from james who says -- have they been changes in the speaker's post co
we are seeing with john boehner that a lot of conservative republicans aren't happy with boehner and are voicing their opinions about who the next speaker should be. this is unusual in our history since in the past it was dealt with within the house. the closest analogy is the mid-19th century on the issue of slavery. it was so important that members of congress went public and said they did not want this person because of provisions on slavery and that is not a good model to follow because...
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host: what you think about speaker john boehner? like john boehner. he took a break last year, but he did what was right with the shutdown because obamacare is hurting a lot of people whether harry reid wants to admit it or not. host: what is your question? caller: we were talking about republicans being divided, and i have an office that allows me to watch c-span all day long, so i get to watch the house and the senate at the same time, and there are a lot of laws that passed in the house that never see the senate floor. if anybody would go look at harry reid's desk, i am sure it is pretty full of laws that the publicans have stood united and pass that harry reid will not take a look at. my question is why is it republicans are getting such a bad rap about feeding the wealthy when obama is the one who has thought this feeding gs feeding thehu stock market? guest: republican tell most habitually struggled with the rapid they are the party of wealth and wall street. ryan grew up as an understudy to jack kemp, and you have seen him go out to urban cente
host: what you think about speaker john boehner? like john boehner. he took a break last year, but he did what was right with the shutdown because obamacare is hurting a lot of people whether harry reid wants to admit it or not. host: what is your question? caller: we were talking about republicans being divided, and i have an office that allows me to watch c-span all day long, so i get to watch the house and the senate at the same time, and there are a lot of laws that passed in the house that...
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it was john boehner who convinced me to take this job as speaker. god may forgive you cardinal, but i may not. talk about pulling the ultimate catholic guilt card. retired after he got the pope to address congress. momenta really special for john boehner. we all know how emotional he gets. he decided to hang it up. , i need you to hurry cannd become the pope so i invite you to congress and get out of there. we have some other things in common. ago,vember, a few years the cardinal ran for office in the 2007 united states congress of catholic officials. last january, january 20, he gave the benediction at president trump's inaugural. bookcited a prayer from a that no one in washington is familiar with. actually, there was this one moment when the cardinal talked beingthe almighty supreme , the president took a bow. both presidents, actually. the truth is, no one is infallible. we all make mistakes. we all learn. i have learned so much in congress. tweetingarned that after midnight is a really bad idea. oryou are president trump especially anthony wein
it was john boehner who convinced me to take this job as speaker. god may forgive you cardinal, but i may not. talk about pulling the ultimate catholic guilt card. retired after he got the pope to address congress. momenta really special for john boehner. we all know how emotional he gets. he decided to hang it up. , i need you to hurry cannd become the pope so i invite you to congress and get out of there. we have some other things in common. ago,vember, a few years the cardinal ran for office...
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i saw boehner last night and told him to knock it off. i used slightly different words. i used his own words that he used to use against us when he told taos knock things off. it's not going to be me. it should be somebody running for president. look, i made a decision over a year ago not to run for president. i really believe, if you want to be president, you should run for president. people are out there campaigning, they're canvass, there's caucuses and primaries. that's who we should select from among for our next president on whatever ballot we're talking about. let's put this thing to rest and move on. >> mr. ryan, do you see yourself as a negotiator at the to be ion if it does get contentious? mr. ryan: i had six days' notice taking this job. i learned after becoming speaker that i'm chair of the convention. so i will have to obviously bone up on all the rules and all those things. my goal is to be dispassionate and to be switzerland, to be neutral andties passionate and make sure that the rule of law prevails and make sure that the delegates make their decision h
i saw boehner last night and told him to knock it off. i used slightly different words. i used his own words that he used to use against us when he told taos knock things off. it's not going to be me. it should be somebody running for president. look, i made a decision over a year ago not to run for president. i really believe, if you want to be president, you should run for president. people are out there campaigning, they're canvass, there's caucuses and primaries. that's who we should select...
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you see that in the way he talks about speaker john boehner. not that they were really at odds personally, but he is pretty confident in the speaker's leadership. he would not even venture a guess as to whether the speaker would not be the speaker next year if the republicans hold power. he has confidence for him in that respect. it is interesting what he was saying about the election. he is a hard-core conservative guy who is not ready to endorse romney. marco rubio, as senator from florida, has recently come out and supported romney. he is saying similar what we have heard from jim demint, that he is comfortable with him. >> and that is because republicans are, above all else, desirous of replacing the president. they can work with him to oust barack obama. you can kind of read between the lines and listen between the lines of what these members are saying. even jim demint, the very conservative south carolina senator, is giving a wink and a nod to romney despite the fact that a lot of them have enormous misgivings about his waffling is about
you see that in the way he talks about speaker john boehner. not that they were really at odds personally, but he is pretty confident in the speaker's leadership. he would not even venture a guess as to whether the speaker would not be the speaker next year if the republicans hold power. he has confidence for him in that respect. it is interesting what he was saying about the election. he is a hard-core conservative guy who is not ready to endorse romney. marco rubio, as senator from florida,...
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both of them are -- broke with boehner during the latest speaker boehner. rand paul is in the senate. he is continuing the rand paul movement in many ways. he is now on the senate foreign relations committee. you will hear him talk more about the ron paul ideal foreign policy, less foreign aid, more conservative ideas about where to spend money, where to have troops. host: my apologies. coughing attack here. mitch mcconnell -- his role? guest: he is doing a lot. mitch mcconnell -- when there was really an impasse in the fiscal cliff negotiation, he was able to call vice president biden and cut a deal. that's as a lot about mitch mcconnell's political abilities -- that says a lot about mitch mcconnell's political abilities. the house continues to be a mess. mitch mcconnell is the one who can get senate republicans working together with the white house to get something done. host: next, a caller from north carolina, a republican caller. caller: good morning. can you hear me? guest: yes. caller: i just want to make a comment in support of john boehner. this is
both of them are -- broke with boehner during the latest speaker boehner. rand paul is in the senate. he is continuing the rand paul movement in many ways. he is now on the senate foreign relations committee. you will hear him talk more about the ron paul ideal foreign policy, less foreign aid, more conservative ideas about where to spend money, where to have troops. host: my apologies. coughing attack here. mitch mcconnell -- his role? guest: he is doing a lot. mitch mcconnell -- when there...
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look, speaker john boehner has done a good job in a tough situation. he has to work with barack obama white house. he has to work with senator harry reid. he also has to work with conservatives like myself and the republican committee. it is a tough job. he is handled it well. -- he has handled it well. so much of what may or may not happen in the lame-duck session depends on what happens on election day. i think it is going to be a good day for republicans. >> are there discussions happening now between yourself and leadership and the house studies committee? are you talking about how to deal with these issues? >> we are talking about what may or may not happen in a lame duck session. what we're mostly focused on doing particularly here in ohio is helping it romney win this race in our states and he can the president. that is the focus. it is how we decide big things. right now we are three weeks away from a big election. that is our focus. there are conversations going on among some members of the house representatives of all and there may not take p
look, speaker john boehner has done a good job in a tough situation. he has to work with barack obama white house. he has to work with senator harry reid. he also has to work with conservatives like myself and the republican committee. it is a tough job. he is handled it well. -- he has handled it well. so much of what may or may not happen in the lame-duck session depends on what happens on election day. i think it is going to be a good day for republicans. >> are there discussions...
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is no love lost between speaker boehner and these groups. they have been not close friends for a long time. in terms of what will happen in the future, i don't expect to see him embracing them with open arms anytime soon. pushbacka lot of happening in congress from members of leadership against these groups. we saw senator mcconnell pushing back at the senate of conservative -- at the senate conservative fund. to seeprobably going more of that. they are less afraid of them and more likely to have a public dispute with them. host: thank you for your time. commenter, here's a from one of our viewers. finally some leadership from the majority leader. paul, i am glad to see it. minnesota. would you think? my comment is i think they should try to raise the minimum wage. i think it would do more good for the economy than harm. host: colleen, wisconsin. go ahead. i was disappointed that they did not include the extension of the long-term unemployment. that say it would make it -- make people go look is a fact thatt you have to look for jobs every w
is no love lost between speaker boehner and these groups. they have been not close friends for a long time. in terms of what will happen in the future, i don't expect to see him embracing them with open arms anytime soon. pushbacka lot of happening in congress from members of leadership against these groups. we saw senator mcconnell pushing back at the senate of conservative -- at the senate conservative fund. to seeprobably going more of that. they are less afraid of them and more likely to...
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ladies and gentlemen, john boehner. [applause] >> i've been on the road for the last six weeks helping my candidate and every place i go people ask me how are we going to do in ohio. well, by the looks of things tonight, i think we're in romney ryan country right here. i couldn't be more proud of the team we've got on the ballot here in ohio this year. mitt romney, paul ryan, josh man dell, sharon kennedy, a team ready to bring america back. [applause] a lot of you know i grew up not far from here but we moved here almost 38 years ago. raised our daughters here, moved my business here. this is our home. and i couldn't think of a prouder time for a westchester ohio than tonight. when i was running my business here, i saw how government could make it harder. i saw what government could do to stifle job creation. this is the heart land of america and in some ways this is where it all started for paul ryan as well. we got involved to help stave american dream. and four years ago people gave barack obama and chance to do jus
ladies and gentlemen, john boehner. [applause] >> i've been on the road for the last six weeks helping my candidate and every place i go people ask me how are we going to do in ohio. well, by the looks of things tonight, i think we're in romney ryan country right here. i couldn't be more proud of the team we've got on the ballot here in ohio this year. mitt romney, paul ryan, josh man dell, sharon kennedy, a team ready to bring america back. [applause] a lot of you know i grew up not far...
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john boehner reappointed me to the committee. speaker ryan reappointed me to the committee so again i don't want to validate the smears. kevin mccarthy is making claims about something that two prior speakers had access to and speaker boehner was briefed on and didn't say anything kept me on the committee and doing what every other american would do if they found that somebody like this chinese individual -- [inaudible] >> book tv every sunn c-span2 features authors discuss in their latest nonfiction book. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the upcoming book, why congress? examine how to address the challenges it faces. at 10:00 p.m. eastern, republican congressman buck says that tech companies are hurting commerce in his book, crushed. watch book tv every sunday on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide, or watch online anytime. >> c-span now is a free mobile app picture in your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington, life -- life. stay up-to-date with live video coverage of the day's biggest events, from live str
john boehner reappointed me to the committee. speaker ryan reappointed me to the committee so again i don't want to validate the smears. kevin mccarthy is making claims about something that two prior speakers had access to and speaker boehner was briefed on and didn't say anything kept me on the committee and doing what every other american would do if they found that somebody like this chinese individual -- [inaudible] >> book tv every sunn c-span2 features authors discuss in their...
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boehner since he's left office? mr. scalise: i've seen him a couple of times up in washington. and he seems to be very happy. the speaker's a tough job. you can say the whip's job is a tough job. i think it's a great job. you keep the pulse of the membership, you really know what's happening in the house. but the speaker's job is probably the toughest job, especially when you consider that barack obama's president and he might go down as one of the most divisive presidents in our country's history. he's not worked hard to bring congress together, to solve problems. it's created a very divisive atmosphere in the country and being speaker during that time is not easy at all. billy: ok. let's do some questions. we have somebody with the -- oh, beautiful. questioner: hello. i am jay with the hindu american foundation. several conservatives who are strong on foreign policy, chairman corker, rand paul, ed royce, ted poe, john mccain, have really disapproved of the president's notification to sell eight f-16's along with other equipment to pakistan with a subsidized sale. is this some
boehner since he's left office? mr. scalise: i've seen him a couple of times up in washington. and he seems to be very happy. the speaker's a tough job. you can say the whip's job is a tough job. i think it's a great job. you keep the pulse of the membership, you really know what's happening in the house. but the speaker's job is probably the toughest job, especially when you consider that barack obama's president and he might go down as one of the most divisive presidents in our country's...